Opener at hampden. Stop a murky start but for most of us Warm Sunshine developing today, watch out for more heavy thundery rain in the south. I will have the details. Its Friday 6th of september. The Home Secretary Will chair a meeting of senior ministers, Intelligence Agencies and Law Enforcement Bodies Today to discuss how to tackle criminal gangs which smuggle people across the channel. 12 people died on tuesday when their small boat came apart off the french coast. Yvette cooper said this showed the moral imperative of dismantling the gangs. Our home editor, mark easton, reports. The government claims the deaths of 12 migrants in the channeljust off the french coast earlier this week is evidence of both the moral imperative in destroying the smuggling gangs, and also that measures to disrupt the criminal networks are having an impact. The Home Office says it suggests the Business Model of the smugglers is under pressure. More people are being crammed into less seaworthy vessels, wi
Cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenticeships will be offered to applicants aged under 21 at small firms from the 1st of april. Tata steel says its begun shutting down operations at its site in port talbot from wednesday. Thats due to stability concerns, the steel group said. Its been forced to make the closures earlier than previously planned because the equipment can no longer run safely. Coke ovens are used to turn coal into coke, a key raw material used in the process of making steel. Tata has about 40 remaining coke ovens operational , many of them having already be
The top stories this hour from the gb newsroom. Im Polly Middlehurst. Mps have been middlehurst. Mps have been voting this evening on ten changes to the rwanda bill. Amendments suggested by peers in the house of lords. The first four amendments have already been rejected. They were designed to ensure the bill complies with domestic and international law. The international law. The controversial legislation aims to deter Illegal Migrants from coming to the uk on small boats by deporting them to rwanda, downing street says the initial cohort of people is now being contacted, with the Prime Minister still determined to see the first plane departing later this spring. Will the Prime Minister was also announcing plans today to create 20,000 new apprenticeships on his visit to the west midlands. He pledged £60 million worth of new investment to cover fully funded training for young people and a reduction in red tape for Small Businesses who take them. Mr sunak says the full cost of apprenti
Once a cheat, always a cheat. While stats suggest that infidelity is on the rise, were asking this morning can a leopard really change its spots . Leopard really change its spots . Well, its great to be three nil up at half time, but not for luton last night it really didnt end well. Ill tell you more about that shortly. Willie mullins becomes the first person to train 100 cheltenham winners, and golfer and and if youre a golfer and youre an autograph youre asked for an autograph but paper, do but theres no paper, what do you sign morning. Whilst there will be some fine weather across eastern parts today, elsewhere its going to be a wetter story and then tomorrows looking showery. Then tomorrows looking showery. Ill have the details shortly. Morning to you. Morning to you. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im Ellie Costello, and this is breakfast on gb news. Got a question for you this morning. Yes , yes. Yes, yes. yes, yes. Are you a dink . What . Are you a dink . What . It was a
And the telegraph reporting a secret plot to bring Boris Johnson back before the next election to rescue the conservatives fortunes. Ill get reaction from tv news legend nigel farage, biographer Michael Crick. It might take a ten. Meghan markle is looking to revive her brand in the uk. Hell revive her brand in the uk. Hell will freeze over before that happens. Ill be offering my own personal professional advice to the sussexes at ten. You wont want to miss it. Ill be dealing with Meghan Markle in no Uncertain Terms at ten. Its been a while. You wont want to miss it. So two hours of big opinion, big debate and big entertainment and its saturday night. Youve hard week. Night. Youve had a hard week. Youve working hard. Youve been working hard. Hopefully youve put the hopefully by now youve put the kids so why you kids to bed. So why dont you crack beer , uncork crack open a beer, uncork a bottle of wine, or fire up the kettle and lets get to work . Because mark dolan tonight is your perfe